Governmentalization of Education?

I was reading this article on CBC news On Independent Schools in Saskatchewan (click to read) and could help but see the connection between it and Simon and Masschelein's (2000) article on Governmentalization of Education. By the government giving each independent school 5000 dollars per student "IF they qualify by following the Education Ministry curriculum and meeting other criteria". By the government offering this money to schools I believe they just want their hand in ALL schools. 5000 per student would be really tempting for an independent school who may be lacking in funds since the student population is quite low. I think parents should have a say in where their children go to school and I also believe that all schools should be given government funding BUT not if that funding comes with strings attached. By giving the schools money the government will be getting more and more say in what happens in the school and sooner or later that school will not appear any different then any other public school in the area. This article made me think of the quote  “within the social rationality of governing, educationthus became a governmental concern, and the national government started tothink of itself as being responsible for governing the relation between“education” and “society” (p. 395).